Seth how temperature affect bounce of basketball.

Problem Scenario

Broad Question

How high would a basketball bounce if the temperature is hot or cold?

Hypothesis

I hypothesized that when its cold the air in the ball will not push the as it does in hot weather.

Graph of Hypothesis

Variables

Independent Variable:

temperature of area, surface and temperature.

Dependent Variable:

basketball

Variables That Need To Be Controlled:

the bounce of the ball.

Vocabulary List That Needs Explanation

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General Plan

bounce ball inside of my garage

Potential Problems And Solutions

the problems would be that the temperature may be always cold during the event so for the side that needs warmth i will use my garage.

Safety Or Environmental Concerns

Experimental Design

Number Of Trials:

3

Number Of Subjects In Each trial:

2

When data will be collected

April 7 2012

Number of Observations:

6

Where will data be collected?:

Kms middle school

Resources and Budget Table

Basketball: $25.50
poster board: $ 5.00

Data Table

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AvrN0n_0HZG7dEgtTG5sb1RPbWVFalNZRlpFV2JnQ0E&output=html

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AvrN0n_0HZG7dEgtTG5sb1RPbWVFalNZRlpFV2JnQ0E&single=true&gid=1&output=html

Time Line

4/5/12-4/7/12

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Background Research

the background research for my experiment is the air in the basketball. the air in the basketball will change as the temperature changes. When the temperature changes over time the air in the ball will as well.

References

How high would a basketball bounce if the temperature is hot or cold? I hypothesized that when its cold the air in the ball will not push the as it does in hot weather.

Detailed Procedure

Diagram

Photo List

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Results

All Raw Data

Graphs

Photos

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Data Analysis

Conclusion

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Discussion

Benefit to Community and/or Science

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